(February 1956)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-12-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Paul Paxton, Alias Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He knows he's not Superman1 Why doesn't he deny it?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Paul Paxton
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Paul Paxton Alias Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This trophy room in your apartment positively proves it, Mr. Paxton...You are Superman!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Paul Paxton; Perry White
Synopsis
Paul Paxton goes to great lengths to prove to Lois and Perry that he is secretly Superman, but it is all a ruse to get Perry to give him secret evidence against a gangster about to come up for trial.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Pete, we want you to settle an argument!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?" (Table of Contents: 5)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy

Jungle King for a Day (Table of Contents: 6)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The buffalo is charging scared lion! Me no can look!
Genre
adventure; drama; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy; Bomba (elephant); Chota (chimpanzee); Nakurtis (African tribe); Togo (lion)
Synopsis
When a cowardly lion wins a publicity contest for "king of the jungle" Bill works to make the lion seem capable to avoid embarrassing Africa.
Keywords
Cape buffalo; elephants; quicksand; rhinoceroses

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you like this lovely bracelet...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Peg
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Ton o' Fun / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert
Pencils
Harry Lampert
Inks
Harry Lampert
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The laundry service is finally getting better...
Genre
humor
Reprints

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

I Hunted the Green Fire (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

The Robot Crook of Space! (Table of Contents: 12)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pah! My melting point is far higher than the flames of your ray gun1
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; "Meteor" Murdock (crook); "Labs" Logan (crook)
Synopsis
The Planeteers have a new weapon in their eternal fight against space crime. ALARM - Animated Lensed Automated Radar Machine - is a robot that can detect crime and criminals anywhere in the universe. Frustrated, "Labs" Logan constructs a duplicate, which commits crime. Tommy is only deceived for a short time, and brings the real robot to a confrontation with the fake.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Paul Paxton, Alias Superman!
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  3. 2. Paul Paxton Alias Superman!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["Hey, Pete, we want you to settle an argument!"]
    Little Pete
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Winchester Roller Skates
  6. 5. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"
    Buzzy
  7. 6. Jungle King for a Day
    Congo Bill
  8. 7. ["How do you like this lovely bracelet..."]
    Peg
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  10. 9. ["The laundry service is finally getting better..."]
    Ton o' Fun
  11. 10. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  12. 11. I Hunted the Green Fire
  13. 12. The Robot Crook of Space!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Bob Hughes
  • James Ludwig
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore